Apollinaris water () An effervescing alkaline mineral water used as a table beverage. It is obtained from a spring in Apollinarisburg, near Bonn. |
Attraction (n.) An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself |
Attraction (n.) The act or property of attracting |
Attraction (n.) The power or act of alluring, drawing to, inviting, or engaging |
Attraction (n.) That which attracts |
Banana (n.) A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size (Musa sapientum) |
Boat (n.) A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars or paddles, but often by a sail. |
Boat (n.) Hence, any vessel |
Boat (n.) A vehicle, utensil, or dish, somewhat resembling a boat in shape |
Boat (v. t.) To transport in a boat |
Boat (v. t.) To place in a boat |
Boat (v. i.) To go or row in a boat. |
Boat bug () An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus Notonecta |
Boat-shaped (a.) See Cymbiform. |
Boat shell () A marine gastropod of the genus Crepidula. The species are numerous. It is so named from its form and interior deck. |
Boat shell () A marine univalve shell of the genus Cymba. |
Boat-tail (n.) A large grackle or blackbird (Quiscalus major), found in the Southern United States. |
Crookes tube () A vacuum tube in which the exhaustion is carried to a very high degree, with the production of a distinct class of effects |
Fresh-water (a.) Of, pertaining to, or living in, water not salt |
Fresh-water (a.) Accustomed to sail on fresh water only |
Fresh-water (a.) Unskilled |
Geissler tube () A glass tube provided with platinum electrodes, and containing some gas under very low tension, which becomes luminous when an electrical discharge is passed through it |
Hatch-boat (n.) A vessel whose deck consists almost wholly of movable hatches |
Inflatable (a.) That may be inflated. |
Jolly-boat (n.) A boat of medium size belonging to a ship. |
Light-boat (n.) Light-ship. |
Masoola boat () A kind of boat used on the coast of Madras, India. The planks are sewed together with strands of coir which cross over a wadding of the same material, so that the shock on taking the beach through surf is much reduced. |
Massoola boat () See Masoola boat. |
Masula boat () Same as Masoola boat. |
Napha water () A perfume distilled from orange flowers. |
Pitot's tube () A bent tube used to determine the velocity of running water, by placing the curved end under water, and observing the height to which the fluid rises in the tube |
Rose water () Water tinctured with roses by distillation. |
Rose-water (a.) Having the odor of rose water |
Selters water () A mineral water from Sellers, in the district of Nassan, Germany, containing much free carbonic acid. |
Seltzer water () See Selters water. |
Sled (n.) A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice |
Sled (n.) A small, light vehicle with runners, used, mostly by young persons, for sliding on snow or ice. |
Sled (v. t.) To convey or transport on a sled |
Spurn-water (n.) A channel at the end of a deck to restrain the water. |
Strong-water (n.) An acid. |
Strong-water (n.) Distilled or ardent spirits |
Surfeit-water (n.) Water for the cure of surfeits. |
Tail-water (n.) Water in a tailrace. |
Towed (imp. & p. p.) of Tow |
Tube (n.) A hollow cylinder, of any material, used for the conveyance of fluids, and for various other purposes |
Tube (n.) A telescope. |
Tube (n.) A vessel in animal bodies or plants, which conveys a fluid or other substance. |
Tube (n.) The narrow, hollow part of a gamopetalous corolla. |
Tube (n.) A priming tube, or friction primer. See under Priming, and Friction. |
Tube (n.) A small pipe forming part of the boiler, containing water and surrounded by flame or hot gases, or else surrounded by water and forming a flue for the gases to pass through. |